Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Jan 18], a teenage male elected to be tried in Magistrate’s Court and then pleaded not guilty to a charge that in January 2015, in Sandys Parish, he sexually assaulted a teenage girl.

The teenager, who cannot be legally named at this stage of the proceedings, was given a March trial date and was granted bail at $5,000 and required to have a Surety.

Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo also ordered that he have no further contact with the complainant.

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